The State of Your Health

Obesity as we all know is a major problem in this country. It’s prominent at all ages, races, regions of the country and economic levels. It of course negatively contributes to ones health and has created a new industry with a plethora of diet products, lose weight programs and even a form of entertainment from a TV show that lets one follow the daily tribulations of loosing weight of a highly obese person while at the some time, hopefully, helping and inspiring viewers to deal with their over weight problem.

At one time it seemed that this was an exclusive American problem but why not let other countries participate in our excessiveness so we exported our fast food businesses to interrupt healthier diets that other peoples of the world were living with. Foreigners coming to this country are often surprised at the portion sizes of our meals that are much larger to what they are accustomed to.

The CDC (Centers for Disease Control) recently came up with a 2012 ranking of a state’s population as far as which one was the most obese and least obese state. Do you live in a fat state? Take a look:

1. Louisiana – 34.7% making it the most obese state
2. Mississippi – 34.6% lost its top ranking after 8 years
3. Arkansas – 34.5%
4. Wet Virginia – 33.8%
5. Alabama – 33%
6. Oklahoma – 32.2%
7. South Carolina – 31.6%
8. Indiana – 31.4%
9. Kentucky – 31.3%
10. Michigan – 31.3% tie with Kentucky
11. Tennessee – 31.3% also a tie
12. Iowa – 30.4%
13. Ohio – 30.1%
14. Kansas – 29.9%
15. North Dakota – 29.7%
16. Wisconsin – 29.7% tie with North Dakota
17. Missouri – 29.6%
18. North Carolina – 29.6% tie with Missouri
19. Texas – 29.2%
20. Georgia – 29.1% tie with Texas
21. Pennsylvania – 29.1% also a tie
22. Nebraska – 28.6%
23. Maine – 28.4%
24. Illinois – 28.1%
25. South Dakota – 28.1% tie with Illinois
26. Maryland – 27.6%
27. Virginia – 27.4%
28. New Hampshire 27.3%
29. Oregon – 27.3% tie with New Hampshire
30. New Mexico – 27.1%
31. Delaware – 26.8%
32. Washington – 26.8%
33. Idaho – 26.8% tie with Washington
34. Nevada – 26.2%
35. Arizona – 26%
36. Alaska – 25.7%
37. Minnesota – 25.7% tie with Alaska
38. Rhode Island – 25.7% also a tie
39. Connecticut – 25.6%
40. Florida – 25.2%
41. California – 25%
42. New Jersey – 24.6%
43. Wyoming – 24.6% tie with New Jersey
44. Montana – 24.3%
45. Utah – 24.3% tie with Montana
46. Vermont – 23.7%
47. Hawaii – 23.6%
48. New York – 23.6% tie with Hawaii
49. Massachusetts – 22.9%
50. Colorado – 20.5% the least obese state keeping its 2011 ranking in 2012

So there you have it. If you like where you live keep up the good work improving or maintaining your state’s ranking, if not…move.